What’s wrong with this picture?
I was recently traveling in Washington, DC and was struck by their pedestrian signs. There is a major design flaw here. Why make the numbers red when red means stop? Let me explain further…
Of course, it is obvious from the photos which means stop and which means go. The problem is, [...]
They all look pretty much the same. They’re made of metal and (sometimes) glass. The utilitarian escalator is prevalent in just about every mall and public space. From the most basic to the most lavish buildings, the escalators are the same. Why can’t escalators better complement the spaces that they are in?
As an example, [...]
Anyone who rides the New York City subway knows that you pretty much never know when the next train is going to come. You get to the platform and hope you didn’t just miss one. For the most part, its just random luck (although schedules apparently exist in some secret location that even train operators [...]
This month’s issue of Fast Company features an article on a company called Participle, a non-profit focused on social change. It is not just any company, however. It is a team of designers.
I won’t repeat here what the article says, but the fascinating part about this company is that they are tackling age-old issues in [...]
When designing something, understanding the context in which it will “live” is important. I took this photo on a subway platform. In the context of someone standing on the platform in front of this ad, it is a bit scary. It was probably not the designer’s intention to put a gun to someone’s head. Good [...]
In both the low-tech etch-a-sketch and the hi-tech iPhone, the device is merely a framework within which you are free to express yourself. The key is that they are both so intuitive to use.
The classic etch-a-sketch… What an example of great design. It’s not an accident that it is such an iconic toy. Creating something [...]
A few months ago I purchased a BlackBerry Pearl. I was faithful to my previous 4-year old BlackBerry, but it was finally time for a new one. It seemed like a no-brainer to go for the “new and improved” model. All-in-all, the phone is fine, but there is one MAJOR design flaw that is just [...]
Yesterday, the presidential race finally ended with John McCain’s concession speech and Barack Obama’s victory speech. One thing that I noticed was the impact of design on those final speeches. Win or lose, each candidate was going to use the same stage setup that they eventually used to make their speeches. Politics aside, the setting [...]
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